Needle holster



C. G. ALBINO NEEDLE HOLSTER Nov. 5, 1940.

Filed June 17, 1940 Inventor 6b, fiberzrz/a, A lz z'raa By @Mm A itorney I Patented Nov. 5, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

This inventionrelates to a holder for needles and may be termed a Needle holster"; the object of the invention being to provide a device of this character for use in assisting the hand ordinarily employed for holding a knitting needle to the end that such hand will not have to be completely employed in holding the needle.

The invention, together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevational view illustrating the application of the holster to a waist-encircling belt.

Figure ,2 is a view taken at right angles to Figure l'further showing the holster.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the holster, and

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring more in detail to the drawing it will be seen that the holster, which may be formed of any suitable material, embodies a frame-like body 5 that may be of any suitable design and has integrally formed therewith, and at one side 25 of the frame a socket 6 that is substantially longitudinally tapered and is designed to receive an end of a knitting needle, 'I, in a manner suggested in Figure 4.

The socket 6 is disposed immediately opposite the opening 8 in the frame and is of such a diameter in reference to the transverse sides or width of the frame 5 as to permit a waist-encircling belt 9 to be threaded through the device, that is to say between the confronting sides of the socket 6 and the frame 5 as shown so that the holster is readily associated with the belt and may be shifted on the belt to any desired position of adjustment. 2

With the holster thus applied to the belt it will be seen that one end of the knitting needle, 1, may be readily inserted in the socket 6 of the holster to be held thereby in conjunction with the hand holding the needle to the end that there will be no interference to the proper manipulation of the needle, while at the same time the hand holding the needle will not necessarily be completely so employed.

To increase the attractiveness. and ornamental appearance of the entire device, the same may have displayed thereon in any suitable manner 5 initials or the name of the owner.

From the above it will be seen that I have provided a relatively simple device for holding knitting needles, and which at the same time may be made attractive in appearance and not necessarily 10 conspicuous when worn on the belt of the user.

While I have herein shown and illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that it is in no wise intended to restrict the invention to the precise details, shape, 15 etc., as herein illustrated and described, other than may be required by the prior art and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is: 20

1. A needle holster embodying a socket adapted to receive therein a knitting or analogous type of needle, said socket being provided with means for engagement with a belt whereby said holster may be detachably secured on a belt and 25 at the desired position of adjustment on such belt.

2. A needle holster embodying a frame-like body having integral therewith a needle-receiving socket, said socket and said body having adjacent portions thereof suitably spaced apart as to permit the passage of a waist-encircling belt therebetween, as and for the purpose stated.

3. A needle holster embodying a socket and a frame-like structure integral therewith in a 3 manner to permit a waist-encircling belt to be threadedly engaged with the holster for detachably securing the same on the belt at the desired position of adjustment.

4. In combination, a waist-encircling member, and means on said member for receiving one end of a knitting needle toassist the hand holding such needle, as and for the purpose specified.

CATHERINA G. ALBINO. 5 

